Hair curling comb



Au 27, 1946. D. A. DAY

HAIR CUR LING COMB Filed Dec. 7, 1944 Mow;

Patented Aug. 27, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAIR CURLING COMB Daniel A. Day, Columbus, Ohio Application December 7, 1944, Serial No. 566,999

This invention relates to improvements in hair combs and the object thereof is to provide a hair comb which will impart waves or curls to the hair strands with which it is brought into engagement.

It is another object of the invention to provide a hair comb of this character which is formed to provide a main body member having an elongated internal chamber, there bein a movable comb member resiliently positioned in said chamber and which, through manual control, is adapted to be lowered so that the teeth thereof may be brought into registration with the teeth of the body member of the comb by both downward and lateral movement, whereby to impart tensioning forces to the hair strands drawn between the teeth of the two comb members to curl or wave such hair strands.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a comb having the structural characteristics above defined and wherein the movable element or member may be electrically heated to improve the efliciency of the comb as a whole in the waving or curling of the hair.

For an understanding of further objects and advantages of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a view mainly in vertical section of the improved hair-curling comb comprising the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the plane disclosed by the line 3--3 of Figure 1;

Fig. 4 is an end elevational view of the comb.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, my improved hair-curling comb comprises a main body member 1, which may be formed from molded rubber or one or more of that class of materials known as plastics, although lightweight metal, such as aluminum, may be used advantageously. The member I, which is the stationary element of my improved comb, is formed with an internal chamber 2 in which is positioned a movable comb member or element 3. Along its lower portion, the body member I is formed with conventional comb teeth 4, and likewise, the movable member is provided with similarly disposed teeth 5. The depth of the chamber 2 is such that unless manually depressed, the movable comb member will occupy the chamber 2, with the teeth 5 thereof disposed substantially above the teeth 4 of the member I, as shown in Fig. 1. The elevation of the movable comb mem- 3 Claims. (Cl. 132-14) ber may be effected by the provision of light coil springs or the like 6, .these springs having their upper ends joined with the body member I, as at l, and their lower ends united as at 8 with opposite end portions of the movable member 3.

The movable comb member is provided with a laterally directed pin 9 having a headed outer end 10, the shank of the pin being disposed in a slot H rovided in one of the outer walls of the body member I. Toward its lower end, the slot II is arcuately shaped, as indicated at i2, so that when the head It] is pressed by the thumb of the comb user, the movable element will be forced downwardly against the tension of the spring 6. When the shank of the pin 9 enters the arcuate portion [2 of the slot II, the movable element of the comb will be moved both downwardly and laterally, in order that as the teeth of the comb members are passed through the hair, the strands of the latter will be gripped by the teeth, placing the hair strands under tension and imparting forces thereto by which the hair is curled or a wavy set imparted thereto.

While not altogether necessary, the efficiency of the comb in curling hair is improved through the use of heat. Thus, the movable member 3 of the comb may be provided internally with a suitably insulated electrically energized heating element or coil I3, the latter being joined by conductors M with a socket l5 secured in one end of the body member I of the comb, the socket being adapted for the reception of a removable plug l6 carrying conductors leading to a source of electric current supply.

It will thus be seen that the present invention provides a novel and efficient hand operated comb for quickly, conveniently and effectively curling or waving normally straight strands of human hair. The comb is merely drawn through the hair in the same manner as an ordinary comb, except that the operator employs thumb or finger pressure on the headed end of the pin 9 to hold the movable member of the comb in its lowered or projected position, as indicated by broken lines in Fig. l. The device is, of course, adapted for home use by relatively inexperienced operators and does not require professional manipulation.

, Changes may be made in the construction of the comb without departing from the spirit and scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. A hair-curling comb comprising a body member formed with teeth along one of its longitudinal edges and provided above the teeth with an internal chamber, a movable comb element positioned in said chamber and formed with teeth adapted for registration with those of the body member, spring means normally maintaining the movable element within the confines of said body member chamber and spaced from the teeth of said body member, and a headed manually movable stud projecting outwardly from said movable element, the shank of said stud being received within a slot formed in one of the side walls of said body member, said slot being curved at the lower end thereof to produce lateral movement on the part of the movable element of the comb when the teeth of such element are in registration with the teeth of the body memher.

2. A hair-curling comb comprising a body member formed with teeth at the lower longitudinal edge thereof and an internal open-bottomed chamber above said teeth, a movable comb element normally positioned Within the confines of said chamber and formed with teeth adapted for coacting with those of the body member, spring means acting to maintain the movable element in an inactive position within the confines of said chamber, manually operated means ac cessible from the exterior of said body member for moving said element against the resistance of said spring means from its normal position within said chamber to an active position in which the teeth of the comb element are registered with those of the body member, and guide means cooperative with said body member and comb element for imparting lateral movement to said comb element as the latter reaches substantially the end of its movement toward its active position, whereby to cause the adjacent edges of said teeth to frictionally grip hair strands drawn therebetween.

3. A hair curling comb as defined in claim 2 and further characterized by the provision of electrically energized means for heating the movable comb element.

DANIEL A. DAY. 

